Bryansford Caravan Park Extension

BC PARK LTD. PROPOSED EXTENSION TO EXISTING CARAVAN PARK Bryansford Village

CONSULTATION MAGAZINE JULY 2020

WELCOME This online magazine has been prepared to illustrate a proposed extension to the existing Bryansford Caravan Park.

We invite you to consider the work carried out by the applicant and their professional design team to date. This work will support the preparation of a full planning application which will be submitted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

Public engagement is an integral component of the planning application process as it allows the applicant to share their vision for the site and provides the local community an opportunity to provide constructive feedback.

The feedback received will then be considered and responded to during the detailed design of the scheme which will ultimately inform a future application submission.

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INTRODUCTION This community information pack follows a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) submitted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on 08 June 2020 in accordance with the Planning (General Development Procedures) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015. The PAN notifies the Council that a formal planning application will be submitted after the required 12 week notice period expires. The PAN was accepted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on 12 June 2020.

Given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, a Public Information Event cannot be held and legislative amendments have been brought forward to ensure the planning system continues to function effectively. The Department for Infrastructure temporarily removed the requirement to hold a public event as part of PreApplication Community Consultation on 1 May 2020 and has issued guidance for applications on appropriate replacement measures to ensure that the opportunity for public participation has not been compromised.

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Exisiting Site and Mourne Mountains

BACKGROUND By way of background, Bryansford Caravan Park is located on the edge of Bryansford Village, approximately two miles from popular attractions including the beaches, golf courses and the vibrant promenade of Newcastle, home to bars, restaurants and shops. The site is within walking distance of Tollymore Forest Park and in close proximity to other well know tourist attractions such as Castlewellan Forest Park, Donard Forest, Silent Valley Mountain Park and the Mourne Mountains, a popular walking and hiking destination. The park also provides a base for exploring Saint Patrick’s Trail Driving Route, Saint Patrick’s Way - Pilgrim Walk and the High Mourne’s Scenic Loop.

The park owners now seek to extend the existing park to provide additional capacity for the expanding tourism industry in the Mournes area of Northern Ireland. If approved, this caravan park extension will translate into newly created employment opportunities, both direct and indirect for the local economy.

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The site looking East

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SITE CONTEXT The irregularly shaped 5.66 hectare site is located at lands adjacent and north west of 1 Bryansford Village, Ballyhafry, Newcastle, Co. Down, BT33 0PT. The site is located within the countryside in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty adjacent and to the north of the Settlement Development Limit (SLD) of Bryansford as identified by the Ards and Down Area Plan 2015.

The surrounding lands to the north and west are predominantly rural in character in agricultural use with a number of dispersed farms and dwellings.

St Patrick’s Church and associated cemetery is located within the SDL immediately adjacent and to the east of the site.

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The southern portion of the site comprises the existing Bryansford Caravan Park. The northern portion into which it is proposed to extend the park comprises agricultural fields subdivided by mature hedgerows. The entirety of the site is bound by a combination of mature hedgerows and trees.

The site levels rise gradually from the site entrance at Hillside Road to the northern extent of the existing park. The lands into which it is proposed to extend fall gradually from west to east.

The existing caravan site comprises 110 fully serviced static pitches, toilets and shower facilities, maintenance shed and access to Hilltown Road.

Eastern Section of Extension Site

Northern Section of Extension Site.

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PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT

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Section 45 (1) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 requires regard to be had to the Development Plan, so far as material to the application and to any other material considerations. Section 6 (4) states that where regard is to be had to the Development Plan the determination must be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

Planning and Environmental Policy Group

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Tourism

June 2013

The Ards and Down Area Plan was adopted in March 2009 and along with Planning Policy Statements, provide the policies in which this application will be assessed against.

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The adopted development plan for the proposed site is the Ards and Down Area Plan 2015. The site is identified as being located within the countryside in the Mournes Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty adjacent and to the north of the Settlement Development Limit (SLD) of Bryansford.

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Strategic Planning Policy Statement for Northern A Strategic Planning Ireland (SPPS) Policy Statement for Northern Ireland (SPPS) Planning for Sustainable Development

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1. © Copyright rests with Vision Design. This drawing may not be reproduced wholely or in part without the express written permission of Vision Design 2. All drawings issued prior to the relevant Planning and Building Regulations have been obtained are to be deemed preliminary. Any works carried out based on preliminary drawings are entirely at the clients risk. Vision Design cannot be held responsible for additional works/expense incurred on this basis.

3. Contractors to carry out their own due diligence and report any errors to this office.

4. All dimensions are in mm unless stated otherwise

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT LEGEND

The proposal seeks an extension to the existing Bryansford Caravan Park to include 74 static caravan pitches, glamping pod area, children’s play area and playing field, landscaping, associated ancillary infrastructure and access.

The proposal constitutes Major Development in accordance with The Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 as it exceeds the thresholds outlined under the following category:

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a) development that comprises 5,000 square metres or more gross floor space; or b) the area of the site is or exceeds 1 hectare.

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The proposed extension will accommodate an additional 75 static caravans in eight individual clusters, all of which will sit on concrete pitches.

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The proposed layout has been designed to respect the surrounding landscape, rural character and site context and is characterised by discrete clusters of caravans separated through the use of soft landscaping.

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Bryansford Caravan Park, Bryansford Village Bryansford, Newcastle, BT33 0PT Top of Tree=89.70

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• Glamping Area A glamping area accommodating eight pods laid out in an informal manner is proposed to the north of the site within an area of existing woodland. The majority of this woodland will be retained to help screen the glamping pods and create a sense of enclosure. A small amenity building is proposed to serve the pods.

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• Children’s Play area and Playing Field A children’s play area and playing field is proposed centrally within the site at the boundary between the existing park and the proposed extension.

• Landscaping The proposal will retain all existing vegetation where possible and seeks to introduce new native species planting to help to provide visual breaks between caravan groups and help soften the visual impact from public viewpoints. All of the site boundaries are to be supplemented with new native species planting.

• Access The proposal will be served by a new access with appropriate visibility splays located approximately 25 metres north east of the existing site access. The existing access will be closed up. Where possible, all internal access roads have been designed to promote the circulation of traffic in order to limit the amount of reversing required.

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4. All dimensions are in mm unless stated otherwise

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The site looking South

SUMMARY Measures will be taken to ensure that: •

The proposal will create a high quality and sustainable form of tourism development;

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There will be no demonstrable harm to residential amenity by way of noise;

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There will be no unacceptable adverse impact on nature conservation interests;

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The proposal will visually integrate with the existing caravan park and surrounding topography and will not have an unacceptable visual impact;

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The proposal is not anticipated to adversely impact upon any below ground archaeological features or historic sites and/or monuments;

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The proposed site is not at risk of flooding and the proposal will not cause or exacerbate flooding elsewhere;

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There will be no potential adverse impact on water resources that cannot be prevented or controlled by mitigating measures; and

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The access to the site and the nature and frequency of associated traffic movements will not prejudice the safety and convenience of road users or constitute a nuisance to neighbouring residents by virtue of noise, dirt and dust.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? A formal planning application will be submitted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in August 2020, following the end of the 12 week notice period for public consultation.

The application will be accompanied by a Design and Access Statement, Technical Reports and a suite of detailed application drawings for consideration by the Council and its statutory consultees.

Once submitted, the opportunity for public engagement in the decision making process will take place in the normal manner through the submission of representations to the Council following the application’s advertisement and neighbour notification procedures.

Please feel free to provide feedback up until 22 July 2020.

Email gavinmcg@clydeshanks.com or contact by phone on 028 9043 4393

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